Eight States/UT Raise ₹16,900 Crore in RBI Securities Auction; Cut-Off Yields Reach About 7.80%

# Eight States/UT Raise ₹16,900 Crore in RBI Securities Auction; Cut-Off Yields Reach About 7.80%

Finin2min 2-minute summary

RBI’s September 8 State Government Securities auction accepted the full ₹16,900 crore offered across eight States/UT, with cut-off yields spanning roughly 7.55% to 7.80% depending on tenor and re-issue.

**What changed:** RBI published the auction result showing ₹16,900 crore accepted across Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab and Rajasthan.

**Why it matters:** State borrowing costs are a useful read-through for the sovereign yield curve, fiscal funding conditions and debt-market risk premia.

**Who is affected:** State treasuries, banks, debt funds, insurers, pension investors and fixed-income desks.

**Action required:** Use security-specific tenor and re-issue details rather than one blended yield; monitor the spread versus comparable central-government securities.

Release and dedupe status

This item is treated as a **new canonical** after semantic-deduplication against the 1–7 September FinNews baseline.

**Research cut-off:** 2026-09-08 21:30 IST

Key verified facts

• The aggregate amount raised and accepted was ₹16,900 crore.
• Eight States/UT participated in the result released by RBI.
• The lowest listed cut-off yield in the result was about 7.5460% and the highest about 7.7983%, across different securities and tenors.
• Several lines were re-issues of existing State Government Securities rather than new generic tenors.

Finin2min analysis

**1. Finin2min view:** A wide set of tenors makes a single average yield potentially misleading; the correct comparison is each state security versus a similar-maturity government benchmark.

**2. Finin2min view:** Higher long-end yields can raise marginal funding costs for states even when auction demand remains adequate.

**3. Finin2min view:** For fixed-income portfolios, carry must be evaluated alongside duration, liquidity and state-specific spread risk.

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What to watch next

• Next weekly SGS calendar
• India 10-year and long-end G-Sec yields
• State fiscal borrowing calendars and spreads

Frequently asked questions

What is the most important fact in this update?

RBI published the auction result showing ₹16,900 crore accepted across Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab and Rajasthan.

Why does this matter financially?

State borrowing costs are a useful read-through for the sovereign yield curve, fiscal funding conditions and debt-market risk premia.

What should readers verify next?

Use security-specific tenor and re-issue details rather than one blended yield; monitor the spread versus comparable central-government securities.

Source and methodology

- Controlling source: Reserve Bank of India — https://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/BS_PressReleaseDisplay.aspx?prid=63544

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